Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-30
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The atteptian at school directors
is called Ia the following instructions
Of the State Superintendent Of Public
Schools to county commissioners and
secs. zoAa, 7lAs aud 7la3,
CIRCULAR TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
Endeaycr,as far as in your power, to
have the district clerks furnish COR
rect reportss require every item filled
out ; see that money on hand July
LIST" is reported, You will please
make ap your report aud transmit It
to this office as eon as poaalhle after
Jaly iath. Should clerks fefnae to
report, write a card to them AMI refer
them TO the last sentence ia section
70T7, also to sections 7042 and 7067
as amended, You would do well to
have section 7oA2 printed in your
county papers, as each board in your
county must elect a clerk to so into
office on July 18th, 1887, the old
clerk cannot legally serve unless he
is reelected; upon entering upon his
duties as clerk he should he furnish
ed with the district records; if the
board desire, the district clerk may
be sworn, The old clerk must make
the annual report,feqaired by Sec. 20,
81 before he goes out of office an July
18th, as the new one is not familiar
with the statistics : no warrant "a be
issued to the clerk for serviees-as
such, until his annual report ,enumer-
alton, returns, etc., have been made
and fled as the law directs. See fol-
lowing:
See. 7o42. The directors shall
meet within five days after the annu-
al meeting, at some place within the
district, and organize by electing n
of their number for president; and
the board shall, on or before the
fifteenth day of July, select a clerk
who shall enter upon his duties on
the 18th day of July, but nc CON-
pensation shall be allowed such clerk
until all reports required by law, and
by the board have been duly made
and fled. A majority of the board
shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business: Provided,
each member shall have due notice
of the time, place and purpose of
such meeting ; and in case of the alb
sence of the clerk, one of the drec-
tors may act temporarily in his place.
The clerk shall keep a correct record
of the proceedings or all the meetings
of the board. No member of the
board shall receive any compensa-
ton for performing the duties of a
director.
Sec. 714S. The board shall keep a
common seal with which to attest It's
official acts. The board shall have
power to continue the public schools
in their respective districts for a
period of not less than seven nor
more than ten months, when the eff
feet of such continuance will not in
crease the total estimate for school
purposes to an amount exceeding
forty cents on the hundred dollars Of
the valuation of the taxable property
of the district, unless otherwise legal
" ordered at the annual meeting.
This section applies to cities, towns
or village schools.
Sec. 1852. The county or township
collector shall pay owe TO the treas
urer of said board of education all
moneys received and collected by
him to which said board is entitled.
at least orce in every month; and
upon such payments he shall take
duplicate receipts from said tressur-
err. n of which he shall file with the
secretary of said board of education.
and the other shall be filed in his set
tlemens with the county court.
Please give attention to each item
mentioned herein and oblige. .
Yours Truly,
w. e. COLEMAN.
Sec. 7042 requires ali boards to
elect a clerk to serve from July Is,
81, to July Is, '58: but all reports
must be made by the present clerk.
Your reports to county commission
ers will be due between June 80 and
and July Is. Please attend to this
duty promptly, filing out every item
and have report signed by president
and clerk of Board.
Very Respectfully,
JOHN P. GAss.